Resettled Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Finnish Housing Market : Iraqi, Syrian and Eritrean Experiences
Juntunen, Marko; Al Aloulou, Osama (2019)
Siirtolaisuusinstituutti
2019
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-7167-69-4
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-7167-69-4
Kuvaus
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Asylum in Finland
2.1. Key Terms
2.2. The Finnish Asylum Reception System
3. Key Theoretical Terms: Constrained Choices, Housing Pathways, Homemaking
4. The Research Process
4.1. The Interviews
4.2. The Social Profiles of the Informants
5. The Journey
5.1. The Beginning
5.2. In Transit
5.3. Routes to Finland
6. Initial Housing Experiences
6.1. First Experiences
6.2. Housing Outside of the Reception Centres
6.3. First Housing of the Resettled refugees
7. Pathways towards More Permanent Housing
7.1. Social Networking and Access to the Housing Market
7.2. Interactions with the Housing Officials
8. Housing Outcomes
8.1. Between Gratitude and Uprootedness
8.2. Everyday Concerns
8.3. Open Futures
9. Conclusion
Appendix: List of Informants (pseudonyms)
References.
1. Introduction
2. Asylum in Finland
2.1. Key Terms
2.2. The Finnish Asylum Reception System
3. Key Theoretical Terms: Constrained Choices, Housing Pathways, Homemaking
4. The Research Process
4.1. The Interviews
4.2. The Social Profiles of the Informants
5. The Journey
5.1. The Beginning
5.2. In Transit
5.3. Routes to Finland
6. Initial Housing Experiences
6.1. First Experiences
6.2. Housing Outside of the Reception Centres
6.3. First Housing of the Resettled refugees
7. Pathways towards More Permanent Housing
7.1. Social Networking and Access to the Housing Market
7.2. Interactions with the Housing Officials
8. Housing Outcomes
8.1. Between Gratitude and Uprootedness
8.2. Everyday Concerns
8.3. Open Futures
9. Conclusion
Appendix: List of Informants (pseudonyms)
References.
Tiivistelmä
The fall of 2015 and the spring months of 2016 witnessed a major increase in the number of asylum seekers in Finland. With more than 30,000 new arrivals Finland became one of the main net receivers of asylum seekers relative to its population size in Europe and the national reception system was put under severe stress.
Housing is one of the key social issues for asylum seekers and refugees, but also for the receiving society in general. However, the question what goes on at the level of everyday reality as new asylum seekers enter the housing market remains largely unanswered in the Finnish context.
Based on in depth interviews with nearly forty asylum seekers from Iraq, Syria and Eritrea this report sheds light on their experiences of arrival in Finland, living conditions in asylum reception facilities and finally it follows the steps they take in order to find long term housing.
Housing is one of the key social issues for asylum seekers and refugees, but also for the receiving society in general. However, the question what goes on at the level of everyday reality as new asylum seekers enter the housing market remains largely unanswered in the Finnish context.
Based on in depth interviews with nearly forty asylum seekers from Iraq, Syria and Eritrea this report sheds light on their experiences of arrival in Finland, living conditions in asylum reception facilities and finally it follows the steps they take in order to find long term housing.